Sunday, March 9, 2014

Welcome to Pigskin Stew, your weekly recap of injury related
news around the NFL that you might have missed while you continuously watched
episodes of HBO’s True Detective or
painfully tagged along on one of your wife’s increasingly annoying mall trips.

So grab a pint of your favorite frosty libation, turn the hearing aid on low so the wife can be seen and not heard and join me every Sunday afternoon up until the start of the 2014 preseason for your injury related news that flew under your radar.

Josh
Alper of NBCSports reported this week that former Seattle Seahawks wide
receiver Sidney Rice is on schedule to receive medical clearance before teams
begin their offseason workouts.

Rice tore his anterior cruciate ligament in 2013, playing in
only eight games for the Super Bowl Champions.The oft-injured seven-year NFL veteran has played in all 16 games only
twice in his entire career.His recent
ACL injury will steer some teams toward a safer meal like mashed potatoes but
having Rice participate in an entire offseason program will allow those
interested to smell the dish before they decide to order it from the menu. Jaguars' Clay Harbor
inks 2-year deal

Kevin
Patra of NFL.com reported this week that the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to
contract terms with tight end Clay Harbor.Harbor played in all 16 games in 2013 racking up 24 receptions for 292
yards and two touchdowns.The end of the
season was not kind to Harbor as he fractured his right ankle in Week 17.

Harbor is expected to be ready for offseason workouts where
he needs to work on his blocking skills.The Jags anticipate Harbor will be No.2 or No.3 on the TE depth chart
behind Marcedes Lewis.

Jacksonville will have at least two seasons to mold Harbor
into their type of TE. Arizona Cardinals
re-sign Alameda Ta'amu

Josh
Weinfuss of ESPN.com reported this week that the Arizona Cardinals have
re-signed nose tackle Alameda Ta'amu to a one-year deal.

The agile big man split time with fellow NT Dan Williams
playing 224 snaps in 2013 compared to Williams' 269.

Ta'amu is rehabbing from a torn anterior cruciate ligament
he suffered in Week 17 against the San Francisco 49ers.The Cardinals are pleased with the progress of
Ta’amu’s rehab and expect him to be ready for 2014.

Check back next Sunday for another bowl of Pigskin Stew,
until then stay thirsty my friends.